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<div style='text-align:justify;'>One should practice vyayama at half his/her capacity (ardhashakti) which is denoted by sweating of axillae, temples, nose, joints coupled with dry mouth.<ref name="ref2">Kaiyadeva Nighantu; Chapter 8; sloka 153; NIIMH-National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage. e-Samhita [Internet]. Available from: http://niimh.nic.in.</ref> Other sign of ardhashakti vyayama is dislodgement of vata located in chest region to mouth. [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/47] </div>
 
<div style='text-align:justify;'>One should practice vyayama at half his/her capacity (ardhashakti) which is denoted by sweating of axillae, temples, nose, joints coupled with dry mouth.<ref name="ref2">Kaiyadeva Nighantu; Chapter 8; sloka 153; NIIMH-National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage. e-Samhita [Internet]. Available from: http://niimh.nic.in.</ref> Other sign of ardhashakti vyayama is dislodgement of vata located in chest region to mouth. [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 24/47] </div>
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== Benefits ==
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<div style='text-align:justify;'>People who indulge in daily vyayama will be endowed with light, proportionate and compact body, increased appetite, reduced body fat, enthusiasm and endurance. [A.H.Sutra Sthana 2/11; Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana-7/32] They can easily digest even the incompatible food. [A.H.Sutra Sthana-7/47; Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 5/6; Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana-26/106].Vyayama relieves sleepiness [Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana-21/55-57]. And wedges the tri-dosha (basic bodily humors) from koshtha / central body to shakha/ peripheral body. [A.H.Sutra Sthana-13/17; A.S.Sutra Sthana-19/23; Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana-28/31] <br/>Kleda (moisture or interstitial fluid) does not accumulate in tissues by virtue of regular exercise. [A.S.Sutra Sthana-11/56; Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana-15/239] Obesity can be checked by regular vyayama as it endows well-built musculature to the person. [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana-24/39-42] Well-built compact physique, charming appearance, and tolerance to cold/ heat/ hunger/ thirst are the revered qualities .The exercise generated robust digestive fire can properly digest food items even if they are incompatible, heavy to digest and causing burning sensation in stomach.<ref name="ref3">Kaiyadeva Nighantu; Chapter 8; sloka 246-248; NIIMH-National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage. e-Samhita [Internet]. Available from: http://niimh.nic.in.</ref></div>
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==  Recommendations for those who practice daily vyayama  ==
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<div style='text-align:justify;'>Oleation therapy is beneficial, for those who are accustomed to regular exercise. [Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana-13/52; A.S.Sutra Sthana-25/9; A.H.Sutra Sthana-16/5] Vasa (animal fat) and majja (bone marrow) are the ideal materials for this. [Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana-13/16; A.S.Sutra Sthana-25/11; A.H.Sutra Sthana-16/10-11]. Anuvasana basti (Unctuous enema) with lipid formulation of drugs, on a daily basis is also recommended. [A.H.Sutra Sthana-19/34; A.S.Sutra Sthana-27/34; Cha.Sa.Siddhi Sthana-4/23]. Vyayama without prior oil massage causing vatika gulma (development of abnormal masses), due to vata reinforces this schedule.  [Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana-5/21]  Nasya (nasal instillation of medicine) to be  given after  vyayama as it relieves fatigue, arduousness, sweat and stiffness [A.S.Sutra Sthana-29/21] and pratimarsha nasya (nasya at a smaller dose) after vyayama alleviates fatigue. [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana-40/52] One who is fond of vyayama is eligible for matra basti ( retention of small dose of lipid formulation of medicine) in rectum always. [A.H.Sutra Sthana 19/68; A.S.Sutra Sthana-28/8; Cha.Sa.Siddhi Sthana-4/5] </div>
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== Post- vyayama procedures ==
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<div style='text-align:justify;'>Whole body oil massage following vyayama, increases the exercise endurance. [Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana-5/86] After performing vyayama, one should gently massage the whole body. [A.H.Sutra Sthana-2/13; Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana-24/38] Powder massage of feet after exercise prevents diseases and offers appealing looks, which can surpass age. [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana-24/43-44]</div>
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== Forbidden activities/ behaviors after vyayama ==
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<div style='text-align:justify;'>Strenuous physical activities after vyayama is harmful to health. [Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana-8/22] Person who consumes alcohol after indulging in vyayama succumbs to health hazards. [Madhava Nidana-18/13] Therapeutic emesis (vamana) [A.S.Sutra Sthana-27/6; Cha.Sa.Siddhi Sthana-2/8] and Nasal administration (nasya) [Cha.Sa.Siddhi Sthana-2/20] are contraindicated for those who are exhausted by vyayama.</div>
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== Indications ==
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<div style='text-align:justify;'>Vyayama is indicated for healthy individual (swastha) [Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana-30/8], strong person with good immunity (balavan) [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana-25/51], people who are accustomed to unctuous diet (snigdhabhoji) [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana-25/51], person with excess kapha and fat deposition in body (kapha medanvita) [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana-32/15]; health issues like diabetes (prameha) [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana-11/11; Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana-6/61] and obesity (sthaulya) [Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana-23/25; Su.Sa.Sutra Sthana-15/32]; and in winter (hemanta and shishira ritu) [A.S.Sutra Sthana-4/10-13], as well as spring season (vasanta rtu) [A.H.Sutra Sthana-3/11; Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana-6/24].Vyayama is most conducive in winter and spring season. [Su.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana-24/46] </div>
    
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